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Anyone know why they might be releasing Robobot rather than Triple deluxe?

That linked tweet contains a naughty word, nintendolife...tut tut

I know this game is meant to be good, but I don't understand how it's managing to get such big crossover franchises

The art style that the characters are drawn in is really nice

@Ralizah My problem with 3's plot is that from the very first cutscene where time freezes and you see another world colliding with Noah's, we as players who've experienced 1 and 2 know exactly what has happened and have to wait until Nia's explanation in chapter 8 for the characters to play catch up. That harmed the story-telling for me as did the way Z was written. He and Mobious are supposed to be the embodiment of everyone in Origin's sorrow, but he instead has a range of emotions, yet becomes more thinly written as the game goes on.

There was also less visual variety as the main cast are all a similar age and humanoid looking, as well as most of the settlements being army camps which looked too similar to each other.

All these things dampened the experience slightly and weakened the overall story, though Future Redeemed did a lot of heavy lifting to bring the game close to 1 and 2 in quality, even if it was held together by copious amounts of fan service.

I still love 3 almost as much the other two games, but my playthrough was definitely a bumpy ride and chapter 5 didn't change that. I would argue that Prison Island, facing Egil+the aftermath of that and the entire finale of XC1 & awakening in Morytha and exploring the body of Torna and climbing the World Tree in XC2 and the climax of Torna the Golden Country had much bigger and better moments in quick succession. The end of Future Redeemed was better too.

@Djreisat I just bought a Wii U Pro Controller (better late than never, right?) And I like it so far! I just wish it had gyro and NFC.

Honestly, the only reason chapter 5 seems really good in XC3 is because it's the first time in the game that the story really gets cooking and becomes unpredictable for the player, rather than just the characters. There are countless chapters in the other games which match, or surpass it in quality, because they reach similar highs (and without the need for such lengthy cutscenes).

@Anti-Matter Yeah I guess it depends on the game. For me, the Donkey Kong Country games were tough to play using a Gamecube controller, but it's perfect for Super Mario Sunshine, or Wind Waker. I can imagine it would be really awkward to emulate the layout of a dance mat with those buttons.

@Anti-Matter with Gamecube you can easily feel which button is which without looking. It's good for intense gaming, or children learning to use a controller.

@FishyS I understand where you're coming from, but the "Switch version was made for Switch" using code that was ported from the Wii U version in spring 2016. That original version of the game had been in development for many years at that point. It's the same reason I would consider the Wii and Wii U versions of Twilight Princess ports.

Interesting that the no.1 game on the list is a Wii U port

@RadioHedgeFund That's a very interesting pick! If I remember correctly, that was the first DS game to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

If true this would be disastrous as the career mode of 4 was it's defining aspect and the gateway to the future of the series. 4 is one of the most beloved games for the freedom it gave players and removing that would be like if a Super Mario 64 remaster transformed that game into a 2D, Super Mario World-like experience. Yeah, it would still be good, but would ignore the evolution 64 took for the series

The music in 1+2 was very compressed on Switch, so I just hope this extra download is their way of getting around that this time

I wonder if returning to Unova in Scarlet and Violet DLC was a replacement for gen 5 remakes and a similar thing is now happening with this game and gen 6 remakes. Maybe next will be Pokemon Legends: Ultra Necrozma and we'll never see remakes again.

Very happy it's coming to Switch! I hope this time they don't compress the music this time and that there's no weird framerate hitches. Those really messed up my combos and movement in 1+2.

@Luffymcduck @N00BiSH

The below numbers are why MK8D is the "Smash Bros. Ultimate of kart racers"

CTR NF
Characters: 56
Franchises represented in character select: 2
Amount of tracks: 39
Franchises represented by tracks: 2

MKD8
characters: 54
Franchises represented in character select: 5
Amount of tracks: 96
Franchises represented by tracks: 7

(If there are any more franchises covered by CTR let me know, but I can only see Crash and Spyro representation)

CTR NF is a good game overall. I got 20 hours out of it completing the story mode and unlocking all the characters, but I was done with it after that. Some Crash fans will argue its better because it's harder to learn the controls, but the way you can only grind online for currency to buy things and the lengthy time it takes to do so without paying for microtransactions left a bad taste for me. It made playing the game any time other than when the weekend currency bonus was active not worth it. I can't respect a game with microtransactions.

Sorry, but the "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate of kart racing" is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Remakes of Colosseum and XD please

Loved 3 and 4 is my favourite of the entire series so really hoping this is true and that it comes to Switch! I always played as Tyshawn in 1+2 so glad to have him back.

How come you guys report on every update this game has gotten for what feels like 10 years, whilst some other games don't get these kind of articles at all? Can't we just have bigger updates because these seem neverending.

That description of Wario World is wayyyy harsher than it should be, that game was awesome.

@quinnyboy58 I specifically mean generative AI within game creation which Nintendo have stated they won't use. I agree with VoidofLight that it has no place in art.

@quinnyboy58 Nintendo have stated that they won't be using AI so that's a lot of games free from it going forward

I don't care who was involved, Okamiden will always be my Okami 2. I love the new locations, music dungeons and characters. The partners Chibi travels with were so charismatic too.

I think it would have been a classy move if Clovers had honoured Okamiden with a follow up, in the same way that the Okamiden dev team did for the original.

I got 23/24 because the Troupe Leader's Mask one stumped me. I forgot they changed it's name to that in the 3DS version :/ I completed the other questions really quickly too, since Majora is my second favourite game and I've been playing it since 2000.

The PED suit is my favourite in the series, so when they do a figurine of that I'll finally buy a First 4 Figure

I'm not surprised we won as white chocolate is the best and white ink looks cool!

I guess since he didn't make Okamiden he won't want fans playing that either, or acknowledge it in Okami 2?

The Wii version had better brush controls and none of the weird graphical errors that were in the HD version, but everything else about HD is better. Also, kinda random but in the Wii version, the sky box in Shinshu field was blue instead of white and looked much nicer.

@Haruki_NLI Ah I didn't know about that detail. Though I guess a price drop is still a price drop, no matter the reason

@Haruki_NLI The Switch did receive a price cut in 2021 in the UK.

@Dev-N The Switch has has price cuts, just not in your country

@Orpheus79V It's highly coincidental that they would announce those figures just as the Switch closes in on 157 mil and after not bothering to report on them for over a decade. It's really clear that having the no.1 console is an achievement they're afraid of losing.

I still think there's a chance it'll pass 160 million in the long run and tbh I'm considering it no.1 when it reaches 158 mil because Sony altering the PS2 lifetime sales after 10 years was cowardly.

This was one of the hardest games of my childhood. I only had two cars left to reach 100% completion, but they wouldn't go down easy. The course was set at night and the blurry, grainy graphics mixed with the motion blur and insane speeds made it seem impossible. The car 'Screamin' Eagle' which was the most difficult challenge in the game would always end up a whole lap ahead. I still have my save file but can't defeat them to this day...;(

Those two female characters don't look like they belong in Monster Hunter. The problem with realistic games is that they all end up looking the same these days and the art style loses it's identity.

I once walked around the headquarters of Fuji TV in Odaiba and the building has a pretty crazy sphere thing built into it that you can observe from below. It's worth checking out if you live in Tokyo regardless of the controversy currently surrounding it.

@Lord You can play as a silver version of DK if you die enough times by pressing + next to the pig, so it should be possible for everyone to finish the game on modern difficulty.

It wasn't as good as when Iwata revealed the Wii, or 3DS, but it was better than the Wii U's reveal. I still remember getting a sinking feeling when hearing Reggie announce the name Wii U.

Idk I feel like they'll carry on but we shall see

The only reason they don't credit the original devs is because they can't be bothered composing one new song to play in the background of the new credits. Ocarina and Majora 3D did this the right way.

I've gotta say I really disagree with this list

@Rayquaza2510 One impossible port that runs beautifully is Ace Combat 7. Probably because they worked on porting it to Switch for 2 years. I'd recommend that if you haven't got it already.

I definitely picked this dog at one point because of the colour

I don't think this article is subtle enough at not giving something away and I feel bad for those it spoils things for

I just don't believe it will be called Switch 2

I played 80 games and 1030 hours.

My most played games were:

1. Splatoon 3
2. Fire emblem Engage
3. Endless Ocean Luminous

I want to go back to a time when people didn't stream yet

He probably just had a moment of guilt after seeing so many positive reactions and good vibes surrounding the series lately and questioned his own persona online, but he has nothing to worry about. His humorous comments to fans are funny and not to be taken seriously.

Looks like a throwback to my earliest days of gaming. Can't wait